On Jan. 11, at approximately 9 p.m., Roman Forest Police Sgt. Jasonis made a traffic stop that let to the arrest of Juan Vazquez, 20, on a charge of driving while intoxicated. During the booking process, Jasonis located a fictitious altered Texas Identification Card in Vazquez’s possession. Also in his possession were two Social Security cards and an Oklahoma ID, among others.

The suspect was additionally charged with tampering with government documents which is a 3rd degree felony. The suspect is now being held with a $60,000 bond at the Montgomery County Jail with an ICE hold for deportation, pending an AFIS fingerprint identification verification.

“Stealing someone’s identification or creating an ID other than your own is not a victimless crime,” said Roman Forest Police Chief Stephen Carlisle. “This is a very serious crime and will not be tolerated in Roman Forest.”

People from other countries that are here illegally often use these Social Security cards and other identification that does not belong to them in order to have the appearance of working legally in the United States. But they also use them to run up doctor bills and credit accounts that they are not, themselves, responsible for, Carlisle said.